This is what I was attempting to do.

http://dc120.4shared.com/download/81212 ... 2-b2d16e30

Thats exactly what I was wanting to do Gcharb. looks great. I think I can get it now. Appreciate all the help

I appreciate the responses guys. Im really new to animating as a whole not only anime studio. GCharb do I need the pro version to open that file or just the 5.6 update? Slow tiger that actually gave me an even better idea of doing the flashlight effect by brightening everything up instead of total b...

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